the earth is on ave.,150 million km from sun calculate its average speed in orbit.
its speed is the distance covered , divided by the time. So that would be
2π*150million km / 1 year = 3π*10^8 km/year
You may want to convert that to m/s or mi/hr or something
To calculate the average speed of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun, we need to know the time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun. This is known as the orbital period of the Earth.
The orbital period of the Earth is approximately 365.25 days, or 365.25 * 24 hours, since it takes about 365.25 days for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun, taking into account the leap year.
Next, we need to convert the distance from kilometers to meters, as the average speed is typically calculated in meters per second. There are 1000 meters in a kilometer, so we can convert 150 million kilometers to meters by multiplying it by 1000. Therefore, the distance becomes 150 million * 1000 meters.
Finally, we can calculate the average speed using the formula:
Average Speed = Distance ÷ Time
Plugging in the values, we have:
Average Speed = (150 million * 1000 meters) ÷ (365.25 days * 24 hours)
Now let's calculate the average speed:
Average Speed = (150,000,000,000 meters) ÷ (8766 hours)
≈ 17,133,447 meters per hour
Thus, the Earth's average speed in its orbit around the Sun is approximately 17,133,447 meters per hour.